What is scientific knowledge? : an introduction to contemporary epistemology of science
What is scientific knowledge? : an introduction to contemporary epistemology of science
/ edited by Kevin McCain ad Kostas Kampourakis
- xiv, 313 pages
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I. How is scientific knowledge generated? How many scientists does it take to have knowledge? / Jeroen de Ridder What attitude should scientists have? Good academic practice as a precondition for the production of knowledge / Thomas A. C. Reydon How do medical researchers make causal inferences? / Olaf Dammann, Ted Poston, and Paul Thagard How do explanations lead to scientific knowledge? / Kevin McCain What is scientific understanding and how can it be achieved? / Henk W. de Regt and Christoph Baumberger Part II. What is the nature of scientific knowledge? What are scientific concepts? / Theodore Arabatzis How can we tell science from pseudoscience? / Stephen Law How do we know that 2 + 2 = 4? / Carrie S. I. Jenkins Is scientific knowledge special? Plus ca change, plus cest la meme chose / Richard Fumerton Can scientific knowledge be measured by numbers? Hanne Anderson Part III. Does bias affect our access to scientific knowledge? Why do logically incompatible beliefs seem psychologically compatible? Science, pseudoscience, religion, and superstition / Andrew Shtulman and Andrew Young Do our intuitions mislead us? The role of human bias in scientific inquiry / Susan A. Gelman and Kristan A. Marchale Can scientific knowledge sift the Wheat from the Tares? A brief history of bias (and fears about bias) in science / Erik L. Peterson What grounds do we have for the validity of scientific findings? The new worries about science / Janet A. Kourany Is science really value free and objective? From objectivity to scientific integrity / Matthew J. Brown Part IV. Is scientific knowledge limited? Should we trust what our scientific theories say? / Martin Curd and Dana Tulodziecki What are the limits of scientific explanation? / Martin Curd and Dana Tulodziecki Should we accept scientism? The argument from self-referential incoherence / Sara Gottlieb and Tania Lombrozo How are the uncertainties in scientific knowledge represented in the public sphere? The genetics of intelligence as a case study / Kostas Kampourakis
9781138570153
Science--Philosophy
501
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I. How is scientific knowledge generated? How many scientists does it take to have knowledge? / Jeroen de Ridder What attitude should scientists have? Good academic practice as a precondition for the production of knowledge / Thomas A. C. Reydon How do medical researchers make causal inferences? / Olaf Dammann, Ted Poston, and Paul Thagard How do explanations lead to scientific knowledge? / Kevin McCain What is scientific understanding and how can it be achieved? / Henk W. de Regt and Christoph Baumberger Part II. What is the nature of scientific knowledge? What are scientific concepts? / Theodore Arabatzis How can we tell science from pseudoscience? / Stephen Law How do we know that 2 + 2 = 4? / Carrie S. I. Jenkins Is scientific knowledge special? Plus ca change, plus cest la meme chose / Richard Fumerton Can scientific knowledge be measured by numbers? Hanne Anderson Part III. Does bias affect our access to scientific knowledge? Why do logically incompatible beliefs seem psychologically compatible? Science, pseudoscience, religion, and superstition / Andrew Shtulman and Andrew Young Do our intuitions mislead us? The role of human bias in scientific inquiry / Susan A. Gelman and Kristan A. Marchale Can scientific knowledge sift the Wheat from the Tares? A brief history of bias (and fears about bias) in science / Erik L. Peterson What grounds do we have for the validity of scientific findings? The new worries about science / Janet A. Kourany Is science really value free and objective? From objectivity to scientific integrity / Matthew J. Brown Part IV. Is scientific knowledge limited? Should we trust what our scientific theories say? / Martin Curd and Dana Tulodziecki What are the limits of scientific explanation? / Martin Curd and Dana Tulodziecki Should we accept scientism? The argument from self-referential incoherence / Sara Gottlieb and Tania Lombrozo How are the uncertainties in scientific knowledge represented in the public sphere? The genetics of intelligence as a case study / Kostas Kampourakis
9781138570153
Science--Philosophy
501